Awaasif | |
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Sire | Snow Knight |
Grandsire | Firestreak |
Dam | Royal Statute |
Damsire | Northern Dancer |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 27 April 1979[1] |
Country | Canada |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | E. P. Taylor |
Owner | Sheikh Mohammed |
Trainer | John Dunlop |
Record | 14:4-4-1 |
Major wins | |
Yorkshire Oaks (1982) Gran Premio del Jockey Club (1983) | |
Awards | |
Top-rated British-trained three-year-old (1982) Timeform rating: 78P (1981), 130 (1982), 127 (1983) |
Awaasif (27 April 1979 – May 2004) was a Canadian-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After winning once as a two-year-old in 1981, she emerged as a top-class middle-distance runner in the following season, when she was officially the best British three-year-old of either sex. She showed useful form in the early part of the season and finished fourth in the Oaks Stakes. After recovering from illness she defeated a strong field in the Yorkshire Oaks and then ran a close third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. As a four-year-old she overcame training problems to record an impressive win in the Gran Premio del Jockey Club. As a broodmare she produced several winners, most notable Snow Bride, who won the Oaks and was herself the dam of the undefeated Epsom Derby winner Lammtarra.